Pest Patrol

Keeping Stored Produce Out of the Reach of Rodents

’Tis the season to store the produce from our gardens. While many fruits and vegetables will last for months when properly stored, keeping it safe from rodents and other pests is imperative. This month, I purchased a box of apples from a local farm stand and kept them in a corner of the garage where ...

Plant Onions Early in the Springtime

Move over, peas: All sorts of onions are the new first crop I’m planting each spring. Old wives’ tales suggest peas should be planted on St. Patrick’s Day, but considering I’m not a huge fan of peas and the following facts I recently learned about onions, I’m definitely replacing green peas with green onions—and bulbing ...